Thornhurst Township, Pennsylvania

Thornhurst Township
Thornhurst Township
	A wetland in Thornhurst Township
	Coordinates: 41°13′00″N 75°37′59″W / 41.21667°N 75.63306°W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lackawanna
Area
• Total	23.12 sq mi (59.88 km2)
• Land	22.90 sq mi (59.30 km2)
• Water	0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2)
Elevation	1,903 ft (580 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,012
• Estimate (2021)	1,012
• Density	45.90/sq mi (17.72/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	570
FIPS code	42-069-76601
Incorporated	1878, as Lehigh Township
Renamed	1996, as Thornhurst Township
Website	www.thornhursttwp.com

Thornhurst Township is a small town in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,012 at the 2020 census.^[2] The area is a part of the Pocono Mountains region.

The township was established in 1878 as Lehigh Township, so named for the Lehigh River. In 1996, to eliminate confusion between this and the township of the same name in Wayne County, the township changed its name to Thornhurst, the name of a community within the southern portion of the township.^[3]

^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
^ "Thornhurst Township History". Thornhurst Township. Retrieved October 25, 2015.

[CenPopGazetteer2016-1] "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.

[USCensusEst2020-2021-2] Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2022.

[TwpHistory-3] "Thornhurst Township History". Thornhurst Township. Retrieved October 25, 2015.

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